Congressional earmarks in MA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 39 provisions worth $66.11M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Jake Auchincloss Rep. MA · $26.50M · 11
- Edward J. Markey Sen. MA · $18.97M · 9
- Elizabeth Warren Sen. MA · $18.97M · 9
- Katherine M. Clark Rep. MA · $11.89M · 8
- Lori Trahan Rep. MA · $7.07M · 4
- Seth Moulton Rep. MA · $6.37M · 6
- Stephen F. Lynch Rep. MA · $5.50M · 4
- James P. McGovern Rep. MA · $2.00M · 1
- Ayanna Pressley Rep. MA · $1.96M · 2
- Richard E. Neal Rep. MA · $1.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $66.11M · 39
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Newton Commuter Rail Stations Accessibility Improvements Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · MA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | South Street East Bridge Replacement Project · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Wonderland Multimodal Connector Massachusetts Department of Transportation · MA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Representative Katherine Clark MA | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Rehabilitation of the Commuter/ADA Access Way at Gallagher Intermodal Transportation Center (GITC) Lowell Regional Transit Authority · MA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Lori Trahan MA | $3.62M |
| 2022 | City of Northampton - Rocky Hill Greenway Shared Use Trail · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $3.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fall River Waterfront Site Development Improvements · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA, Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $3.45M $3.45M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Allen Street Reconstruction · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Stephen Lynch MA | $3.15M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Chris Walsh Memorial Trail · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Pleasant Street Bridge Over Muddy Cove Inlet · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $2.75M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | North Shore Workforce and Career Mobility Program City of Salem · MA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA, Representative Seth Moulton MA | $2.30M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Mario Lucchesi Memorial Bridge Repair MA · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lori Trahan MA | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Mill Street Planning and Design in Worcester MA · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Representative James McGovern MA | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Beacon Street Bridle Path Project · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Centre Street / Central Avenue Bridge · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Bruce Freeman Rail Trail MA · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $1.67M |
| 2023 | Reconstruction of the West Street / Route 27 Intersection · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $1.30M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Border to Boston Trail Engineering and Design Essex National Heritage Commission · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Representative Seth Moulton MA | $1.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Design and Construction of the Wakefield Broadway Commuter Rail Crossing · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Representative Seth Moulton MA | $1.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Taunton Weir Bridge Reconstruction Project MA · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | City of Taunton Danforth St. Bridge Reconstruction Project MA · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Belmont Community Path MA · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for Cambridge Residents · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Ayanna Pressley MA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Mystic River Path · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | North Adams Adventure Trail MA · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Representative Richard Neal MA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | North Jetty Berth Revitalization in the Port of Boston Massachusetts Port Authority · MA | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Stephen Lynch MA | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Separated Bicycle Lane Network Build Out, Cambridge · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Ayanna Pressley MA | $958.2K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Nantasket Beach Two-Way Traffic Flow Conversion MA · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Stephen Lynch MA | $850.0K |
| 2023 | Central Avenue Roadway Safety Improvements Project · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Seth Moulton MA | $800.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Assabet River Rail Trail extension - Stow · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lori Trahan MA | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | West Main Street Over Nonacoicus Brook Bridge Replacement MA · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lori Trahan MA | $700.0K |
| 2024 | Reconstruction of traffic signals at Sea Street and McGrath Highway along Southern Artery MA · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Stephen Lynch MA | $500.0K |
| 2022 | Wellington Greenway Phase IV · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Medfield Pleasant Street Infrastructure Improvements MA · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Freetown South Main Street Bridge MA · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Main Street Corridor Improvement Project MA · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Seth Moulton MA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Wellesley Commuter Rail ADA Compliance Project Town of Wellesley · MA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $500.0K |
| 2022 | South Salem Commuter Rail Stop City of Salem · MA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Seth Moulton MA | $372.0K $372.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Broad Street Improvements MA · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $220.0K |
| 2022 | Chris Walsh Aqueduct Trail Connectivity Project · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $220.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
Enacted earmarks from GAO's Tracking the Funds data (FY2022-FY2024). FY2025 had none (a full-year continuing resolution); FY2026's are enacted but not yet in GAO's data. Amounts are what the law provided, not what was spent. Source: GAO, Tracking the Funds. Requesters are matched to today's members of Congress by name and state; former members show as GAO wrote them.